Job Description

Are you passionate about applying science and innovation to create impactful fragrance solutions for products people use every day?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Scent: Harnessing the full emotional power of scent, driven by pioneering creativity, science, consumer expertise and a mindful approach to fragrance design.

The role is based in New York, NY. You will join a customer-focused, innovative, and collaborative team where together we strive to exceed expectations and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

As a Senior Scientist – Body Care, you will manage and deliver technical projects within the Body Care category, acting as a strong technical partner to both internal teams and customers. You will apply IFF fragrance technologies to create high-performing, stable, and innovative solutions that meet consumer needs and support commercial success.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Lead and manage technical projects for the Body Care category from concept through execution
• Provide technical expertise on fragrance performance, stability, and formulation
• Partner with Integrated Creative & Development (IC&D), Commercial, Operations, and Global Regulatory Affairs teams
• Build strong technical partnerships with customer development teams
• Apply and adapt IFF fragrance technologies to deliver value-to-market solutions
• Promote IFF tools, innovations, and capabilities to customers
• Uphold laboratory safety, data management, and documentation standards
• Contribute technical insights to category strategy and innovation pipelines

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Advanced scientific background in fragrance, formulation science, or a related discipline
• Experience leading complex technical or scientific projects
• Understanding of regulatory, sustainability, and supply chain constraints
• Knowledge of consumer and market trends in Body Care
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams
• Strong customer-facing and presentation skills
• Proven project management and prioritization capabilities
• Commitment to continuous learning and development

How Would You Stand Out?

• Customer-facing technical partnership experience
• Awareness of competitor technologies and intellectual property landscape
• Passion for innovation and technology deployment

Why Choose Us?

• Opportunity to work on innovative fragrance technologies
• Exposure to global customers and cross-regional projects
• Inclusive and supportive work environment
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more

Salary Ranges:

$98736- $123420